Voda Sea
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| Part of | The Domains |
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The Voda Sea is the name of a sea in the Domains of Dominaria, connected to the Vodalian merfolk empire.
Description
The Voda Sea was originally located near Sarpadia, but when Galina led her people away from there and settled in their new location of Etlan Shiis, they brought the name of the sea with them. The original sea was then renamed Old Voda Sea.
The new Voda Sea lies east of Aerona and Shanodin and west of the Burning Isles.[1][2] As such, it is the crossroads for the greatest civilizations of Dominaria. The northern extent of the Voda Sea is Stahaan.[3] In the south it reaches to Ru-Nora and Sardnia, before changing into the Kukemssa Sea.
History
Before the Founding of New Vodalia, the sea was home to the merfolk of Etlan Shiis, who lived for thousands of years under the rule of a council. When Galina and her retinue appeared in the sea after the Tolarian Temporal Disaster, they quickly assumed control of the city, murdering the councilors and placing Galina as empress of the new realm.[4][5] (archived) New Vodalia would continue to expand for over a millennium under her rule, and the seas around Etlan Shiis was thus renamed Voda Sea.
Trivia
- The name comes from the word "voda", originating in various Slavic languages, which means "water" in English.
- The Voda Sea shares its name with Slinn Voda, a massive leviathan, whom the merfolk appeased soon after they arrived in New Vodalia.[6] It bears a city on its back and will rise to meet any true threat to the Vodalian Empire.
References
- ↑ Martha Wells (March 21, 2018). "Return to Dominaria, Episode 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Ethan Fleischer on Twitter
- ↑ James Wyatt (2018), The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Dominaria. VIZ Media.
- ↑ Fallen Empires (Fall 1994). The Duelist, 8-11
- ↑ Encyclopedia Dominia “Return of the Empress" by Richard Thames Rowan
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (April 21, 2018). "Some of the monstrously cool legendary creatures of Dominaria.". The Official Magic: The Gathering Tumblr. Tumblr.